https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y Essentially "Tragedy of the Commons" en-us 2017-01-25 18:22:01 UTC 2017-01-25 18:57:23 UTC hello@padlet.com mpote https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149419702 Now that the world has reached its highest human population ever in history, feeding and sustaining all 7 billion + mouths has become an increasingly difficult challenge. Not only is there an excessive amount of people worldwide, but distributing food and resources all over the globe has also become a major issue. In an effort to provide for everyone and still churn a profit, companies that catch seafood, clear cut trees, drill for oil, and access other natural resources, such as water or natural gas, have begun to over-harvest. This is called the tragedy of the commons because there are few to no regulations on harvesting these resources, so everyone takes too much and soon these resources will be very scarce or gone completely.]]> 2017-01-25 18:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149419702 mpote https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149419887 Overexploitation of resources has caused many species to become extinct, and has taken away a lot biodiversity within the ecosystem. 

The two most commonly effected biomes are the aquatic and forestry. Aquatic life is overexploited because of the increase in population driving a higher demand for food, while forests are becoming overexploited for not only food supply, but also because of the need for new areas for our growing population to live, and for resources to build homes for these people.]]> 2017-01-25 18:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149419887 mpote https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149420009 - One of the ways to protect against overexploitation is to create National Parks. These parks are set up to protect native species and the biodiverse ecosystem of the area. 

- There are already many laws regulating the effects of the growth of the human population on the resources Earth has to offer but many would say that there need to be more and not just in the U.S., but globally.

- Overexploitation of marine life has reached an excessive limit and commercial fisheries must be limited on the amount of fish that they may catch each year. The other option would be that the commercial fisheries must be held accountable for restocking the fish they bring in. All of this may be done through capacity management plans.

-Educating people, especially the youth on the topic.]]> 2017-01-25 18:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149420009 mpote https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149420176 2017-01-25 18:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149420176 mpote https://padlet.com/brookebordona/ovr5gbyn9t1y/wish/149420331 Solutions. (n.d.). Retrieved January 25, 2017, from http://landdegredationassignment.weebly.com/solutions.html

BISE. (2011, May). Overexploitation. Retrieved January 25, 2017, from http://biodiversity.europa.eu/topics/overexploitation

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